2. THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMY NONAPPROPRIATED FUND GROUP INSURANCE PLAN WILL WAIVE HEALTH, DENTAL AND LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUM, AS AN EXCEPTION TO REF A, FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING REGULAR NAF EMPLOYEES WHO, AS RESERVISTS, WERE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF DESERT SHIELD/STORM.

(A) IF PREMIUMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR CONTINUING COVERAGE, THESE FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO PARTICIPANTS UPON PRESENTATION OF A COPY OF APPLICABLE DUTY ORDERS AND A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR THE REFUND.

(B) PARTICIPANTS WHO ELECTED NOT TO CONTINUE COVERAGE BY PAYING PREMIUMS WILL HAVE THEIR COVERAGE RESTORED WITHOUT A BREAK, LIKEWISE UPON PRESENTATION OF DUTY ORDERS AND A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR THE COVERAGE RESTORATION.

3. THESE DOCUMENTS AND THE APPROPRIATE REQUEST SHOULD BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE TO THE CHIEF, NONAPPROPRIATED FUNDS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BRANCH, P.O. BOX 107, ARLINGTON, VA 22210-0107.

4. UPON RETURN TO DUTY AS A NAF EMPLOYEE, THE PARTICIPANT WILL RESUME PAYING HIS/HER SHARE OF THE PREMIUMS FOR THE COVERAGE.

5. SERVICING CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OFFICES MUST TAKE ACTION TO DUTY AS A REGULAR OF THE CONTENT OF THIS MESSAGE UPON RETURN TO INFORM RESERVISTS OF THE CONTENT OF THIS MESSAGE UPON RETURN TO DUTY AS A REGULAR NAF EMPLOYEE. CLAIMS/REQUESTS FOR REFUNDS OF PREMIUM BY PARTICIPATING NAF EMPLOYEES MUST BE MADE WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF RETURN TO DUTY AS A NAF EMPLOYEE OR THE REFUND REQUEST WILL BE DENIED.